Where does “παιδάκι” come from?

παιδάκι (Greek) comes from Greek παιδί, from Byzantine Greek παιδίν, from Ancient Greek παιδίον, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

παιδάκι (Greek): A small child

Definitions

  1. A small child

Ancestry of “παιδάκι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπαιδίchild, kid
2Byzantine Greekπαιδίν
3Ancient Greekπαιδίονlittle child, young child
4Ancient Greekπαῖςchild, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,...
5Proto-Hellenicpā́witschild
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wids
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂widsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits